Yacon

Smallanthus sonchifolius

Yacon is a large perennial plant that is mainly grown and cultivated for its tuberous roots. The roots are crunchy and sweet, it has lots of benefits, such as weight and glucose control and FOS. This superfood has been cultivated since 1200 B.C and still used by Andean people as a natural sweetener and is currently recognized to be one of the best superfoods.

Benefits

Yacon is an ancestral tuber with a sweet taste from sugars, especially fructooligosaccharides (FOS). It is a prebiotic, is low in calories and ideal for good health care. The health benefits of yacon include its ability to regulate blood sugar levels, monitor cholesterol and aid in weight loss, among others. It is a low glycemic sweetener perfect for a healthy life style!

Prebiotic

Fiber

Low Calories

Low Glycemic Index

How to Use

Some recommended uses of yacon syrup are direct consumption or as an ingredient in salad dressing, bakery, desserts and pastries. As a low glycemic sweetener in smoothies, beverages, chocolate, energy bars, among others.

You can also use yacon powder adding a serving to milk, oatmeal, juices, smoothies, yogurt or in the preparation of desserts.

Blend into smoothies

Sweeten fruit salad

Pair with Hearty Flakes

Peruvian Resource

Our yacon roots are one of the best thanks to our small farmers associated in Oxapampa – Pasco and Chinchao – Huanuco, Peru. Farmers harvest the crop under the organic production system.

Bulk

Retail

We are a Peruvian company that follows the tradition of agriculture under the organic system, Fair Trade, Kosher and Halal. We have been dedicated to the cultivation, processing and marketing of ancient superfoods Andean and Amazonian biodiversity since 1998